School Leadership

Principals are key to improving K-12 education. They can benefit student achievement and student attendance, as well as foster better teaching, school climate, and other basics of high-quality schools. If headed by effective principals, schools stand a better chance of providing each and every student with the high-quality education essential for success in the 21st century.

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School Leadership Initiatives

Since 2000, Wallace has helped school districts and states develop and test ways to improve leadership by principals and others in schools.

Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative

Eight large school districts are exploring how to build pipelines that produce principals who can advance educational equity.

Principal Pipeline Initiative

Six large school districts found that comprehensive principal pipelines could lead to a larger corps of effective principals—and benefits for student achievement.

University Principal Preparation Initiative

Improving university-based principal preparation programs proved feasible thanks to strong partnerships among universities, districts, and states.

Principal Supervisor Initiative

Six districts reshaped the principal supervisor job to focus more on supporting principals and less on handling administrative tasks.

Principal Pipeline Learning Community

More than 80 school districts received guidance on building strong principal pipelines. Revised leader standards and an equity focus were two results.

ESSA Leadership Learning Community

In 11 states, community, district, and state stakeholders regularly discussed how to promote effective, equity-minded school leadership. Innovations and policy ideas emerged.

Where we've worked

Map showing 16 states Wallace has worked in within the school leadership focus area. — Shaded states represent where The Wallace Foundation has worked within the school leadership focus area.

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